Go Giants!

[kevin_standlee]

Two wins does not a season make, but it's nice to see the Giants scoring runs and winning games.

I just checked the Giants' web site, and for the seven-game home stand that starts Monday, there are no seats available in the bleachers or arcade, although there are standing-room-only tickets and also seats all over the rest of the park. Looks like everyone wants to win the lottery be in a position to catch that record-breaking home-run ball.

Comments

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

I think it's telling that it's the bleachers and arcade that sold out before everything else. It's not just cost, either -- arcade seats aren't cheap.

[howeird]

I don't think anyone in 1961 even thought of selling that ball. It was pretty much expected for the lucky fan to be invited for a photo op while Marris signed the ball, and either the fan would get to keep it or would give it to Marris, or donate it to Cooperstown or the Yankees. Them days is gone forever.

[redneckotaku.livejournal.com]

Todd Mcfarlane (the guy who bought McGuire's ball for an large sum in 2001) thinks that it may only fetch $100,000 when sold.

[howeird]

A little more research on the 1961 record shows the Yankees offered (in advance) a $5,000 reward to whomever caught the home run ball, and the side of the bleachers Maris normally hit to was jam packed, but the other side was nearly empty. Hmmm.